Bracon (Osculobracon) cingulator SZÉPLIGETI, 1901

Papp, J., 2008, A revision of the Bracon (subgenera Bracon s. str., Cyanopterobracon, Glabrobracon, Lucobracon, Osculobracon subgen. n., Pigeria) species described by SZÉPLIGETI from the western Palaearctic Region (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Braconinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 1741-1837 : 1750-1751

Bracon (Osculobracon) cingulator SZÉPLIGETI ( Figs 46-58 , 60-64 )

Bracon cingulator SZÉPLIGETI 1901c: 267 (in key) and 280 (description) (in Hungarian), 1904 (1901): 185 (in key) and 191 (description) (in German), type loscality: " Russland: Kasan", female holotype in Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum, Budapest; examined. - FAHRINGER 1927: 289 (in key) and 1928: 446 (redescription), assigned to "Section Glabrobracon ". TELENGA 1936: 146 (in key) and 197 (redescription) (in Russian), 348 (in key, in German). SHENEFELT 1978: 1577 (as Bracon osculator ab. cingulator: after PAPP 1966: 190, literature up to 1966). TOBIAS 1986: 135 (as valid species in key, in Russian). TOBIAS & BELOKOBYLSKIJ 2000: 145 (as valid species in key, in Russian). PAPP 2004: 172 (as valid species, type designation and depository).

T y p e d e s i g n a t i o n: Designation of the female holotype of B. cingulator : (first label, printed) "Rossia / Kasan" (above the label) [18]"96 6/16" (reverse on label, handscript); (second label, printed) "Exp. Zichy / leg. CSIKI"; third label is my holotype card, fourth label is with the inventory number 1327. - Holotype is in fairly good condition: (1) glued ventrally on a rectangular card; (2) left antenna damaged, i.e. with nine flagellomeres; (3) right fore wing missing; (4) legs 1-2 more or less hardly seen owing to the mounting.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: (41 + 34): Hungary 32 + 21 from 24 localities. Romania, Transylvania: 3 from three localities. Slovakia: 1. Croatia: 1 + 1 from two localities. Germany: 1. Norway: 1. Nederland: 1. Austria: 1. Italy (Sardegna): 1. Bulgaria: 1. Tunisia: 1. Turkmenia: 1. Korea: 6 + 2 from six localities.

R e d e s c r i p t i o n of the female holotype of Bracon cingulator: Body 2.6 mm long. Right antenna as long as body and with 28 antennomeres. First three flagellomeres 2.7 times and penultimate flagellomere 2.1 times as long as broad ( Fig. 46 ). - Head in dorsal view ( Fig. 47 ) 1.7 times as broad as long, eye clearly twice as long as temple, temple receded, occiput weakly excavated. Eye in lateral view almost 1.5 times as high as wide, temple ventrally broadening and one-third (or 0.6 times) less wide than eye ( Fig. 48 , see arrows). Oral opening (seen somewhat less well owing to the mounting) 1.6 times wider horizontally than shortest distance between opening and compound eye ( Fig. 49 ). Head polished.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5 times as long as high, polished. Notaulix distinct, shallow. Propodeum polished, around lunule with short rugulae. - Hind femur 3.5 times as long as broad distally ( Fig. 50 ). Claw weakly downcurved ( Fig. 51 ).

Fore wing about as long as body. Pterostigma ( Fig. 52 ) 2.8 times as long as wide and issuing r from its middle; r as long as width of pterostigma; 3-SR 1.36 times length of 2- SR, SR1 straight, 1.6 times as long as 3-SR and reaching tip of wing; 1-R1 1.7 times length of pterostigma ( Fig. 52 ). First discal cell less high, 1-M 1.6 times as long as m-cu, 1-SR-M 1.45 times as long as 1-M ( Fig. 53 ).

First tergite ( Fig. 54 ) chracteristic in form: broadest anteriorly between pair of spiracles, beyond spiracles narrowing, tergite 1.4 times as long as broad between spiracles and 1.9 times as long as broad behind, polished. Second tergite antero-laterally, further tergites nearly entirely desclerotized; third tergite almost twice as long as second tergite, suture

between tergites 2-3 indistinct ( Fig. 54 ). Hypopygium pointed, ovipositor sheath as long as hind tarsomeres 1-3 combined, end of ovipositor pointed ( Fig. 55 ).

Body black, desclerotized part of tergites straw yellow. Antenna blackish. Oral organs yellow, inner margin of eye rusty. Tegula blackish. Legs yellow, hind coxa basally brownish. Wings faintly fumous, pterostigma brown, veins yellowish to light brown.

Variable features of the females (41). Similar to the female holotype. Body (2-) 2.4-3 mm long. Antenna with (22-)24-34 antennomeres. Head in dorsal view 1.8-1.9(-2) times as broad as long, temple rarely less receded ( Fig. 60 ). Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5-1.8 times as long as high. Hind femur 3.4-3.5 times as long as broad, frequently broadest medially ( Fig. 56 ). Second submarginal cell of fore wing short, 3-SR somewhat longer than 2-SR (3, Fig. 57 ). First tergite frequently less narrowing ( Fig. 58 ). Legs more or less darkening to black(ish) (melanic form).

D e s c r i p t i o n of the male (34): Similar to the female. Body 1.8-3 mm long. Antenna more or less longer than body and with 22-29(-36) antennomeres. Flagellomeres more than twice (2.1-2.4 times) as long as broad. Head in dorsal view (1.7-)1.8-2 times as broad as long, temple less receded ( Fig. 61 ) to receded ( Fig. 47 ). Hind femur usually broadest medially ( Fig. 56 ). Second submarginal cell as in female ( Fig. 52 ) or rarely long: 3-SR 1.5 times as long as 2-SR, SR1 1.5 times length of 3-SR and r sometimes issuing proximally from middle of pterostigma ( Fig. 62 ). First tergite beyond spiracles either narrowing ( Figs 54, 58 ) or with parallel sides, breadth of tergite variable ( Figs 63, 64 ). Legs variably yellow to darkening brownish to blackish. Wings subfumous to fumous.

H o s t s Coleophora saponariella HEEGER (Lep. Coleophoridae ), Biselachista utonella FREY (Lep. Elachistidae ), Millieria dolosana HERRICH- SCHAEFFER (Lep. Choreutidae ).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: European part of Russia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, Germany, Moldavia, Korea.

R e m a r k s: Within the subgenus Osculobracon the species B. cingulator is closely related to B. osculator NEES (this two species form a species-group together with further two species, B. pelliger TOBIAS and B. repetekiensis TOBIAS , under the name osculator species-group); the two species are distinguished by the features keyed: 1 (2) First tergite usually 1.8-1.9(-2) times, rarely 1.7 times, as long as broad behind,

beyond spiracles more or less narrowing ( Figs 54, 58 ) or (nearly) parallel-sided

( Fig. 63, 64 ). Temple in dorsal view receded variably ( Figs 47 , 60, 61 ). Mesosoma

in lateral view 1.5-1.8 times as long as high. Hind femur 3.4-3.5 times as long as

broad either distally or medially and not parallel-sided ( Figs 50, 56 ). Claw less

downcurved, its basal lobe less distinct ( Fig. 51 ). Legs usually yellow.: (1.8-2-

) 2.4-3 mm ..............................................................B. (Osc.) cingulator SZÉPLIGETI 1901 2 (1) First tergite (1.2-)1.3-1.6(-1.7) times as long as broad behind, beyond spiracles

parallel-sided ( Figs 65, 66 ). Temple in dorsal view less receded to rounded ( Figs 59 ,

67 ). Mesosoma in lateral view 1.2-1.4 times as long as high. Hind femur 3.7-3.8

times as long as broad medially and nearly parallel-sided ( Fig. 68, 69 ). Claw more

downcurved, its basal lobe distinct ( Fig. 70 ). Hind two pairs of legs more or less

blackish.: (1.5-)2-3(-3.5) mm .................................. B. (Osc.) osculator NEES 1811

Figures

Figs 46-59. Bracon cingulator S46-55 46 th th 47 ZÉPLIGETI 1901 (holotype:): () flagellum: first, second, 25 and 26 flagellomeres, () head in dorsal view, (48) head in lateral view, (49) ventral half of head in frontal view, (50) hind femur, (51) claw, (52) distal part of left fore wing, (53) first discal cell, (54) tergites 1-4, (55) hypopygium and ovipositor apparatus, (56) hind femur, (57) second submarginal cell of left fore wing:, (58) first tergite:. - Bracon osculator NEES 1811: (59) head in dorsal view.

Figs 60-70. Bracon cingulator SZÉPLIGETI 1901: (60) head in dorsal view:, (61) head in dorsal view:, (62) distal part of right fore wing: